Coin-delivery device.



No. 697,396. Patenfed Apr. 8, I902.

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COIN DELIVERY DEVICE.

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No. 697,396. Patented Apr. 8, I902. J. M. BUTCHER.

COIN DELIVERY DEVICE.

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No. 697,396. Patented Apr. 8, I902.

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COIN DELIVERY DEVICE.

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COIN DELIVERY DEVICE.

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No. 697,396. Patented Apr. 8, I902.

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COIN DELIVERY DEVICE.

(Application filed June a; 1901.) (No Model.)

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U NITED STAT-ES PATENT ()FFICE.

JAMES M. BUT CHER, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GARRETTBROlVN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COIN-DELIVERY DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 697,396, dated April 8,1902.

Application filed June 6, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES M. BUTCHER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, resid-' ing at Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCoin-Delivery Devices; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to improvements in coin-delivery devices, my objectbeing to provide a machine adapted for use in banks, counting-houses,and other commercial establishments where rapid making of change andhandling of coins is required. My machine is intended to facilitate thiswork and to aid the operator so far as mechanical construction cansubs'erv'e this end.

.My further object is to provide a machine comparatively simple inconstruction, economical in cost, reliable, durable, and efficient inuse; and to these ends the invention consists of the features,arrangements, and combinations hereinafter described and claimed, all ofwhich will be fully understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a topor plan view of the machine with thetop plate and coin-tray removed. Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken 011the line an ac, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken onthe linez 2, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section taken on the line '3 y, Fig. 1.The hopper 14 is omitted in this View to avoid confusion with otherparts. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are-sectional details taken on the lines o v, RR, and T T, respectively, of Fig l, the parts being shown on a largerscale. Fig. 8 is a plan view of an oscillating keeper carrying aslidable device adapted to form a connection between the mechanism foractuating the dollar-coin-ejecting tongue and the mechanismfoggactuating any of the other coin-ejecting ton ues or sets of tongues.

Fig. 9' is a section take on the line 8 s, Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is aperspective view of the com- $erialllo. 63,417. (No model.)

plete machine shown on a smaller scale. Fig. 11 is a fragmentaryperspective view illus trating a portion of the operating mechanism on alarger scale.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral 5 designate a casing composed of a bottom 5, end walls5, a rear wall 5 a front wall 5 and a top wall 5 This casing is mountedon an integral support 6, having a leg 6 at each corner. Secured to theupper surface of the bottom of the casing and inclosed by the side wallsare supportingcolumns7, to whose upper extremities is rigidly secured aplatform 8, whose top is provided with channels 8, adapted to receiveslides 9, having flanges 9 engaging guidegrooves formed in the walls ofthe channels. To the forward extremity of each slide 9 is hinged, asshown at 10, a coin-ejecting tongue 10, whose lower surface is providedwith two downward projections 10 and 10 onelocated forward of the hingeor fulcrum 10 and the other located in the rear thereof. The forwardextremity of each tongue 10 is provided with short lateral projections10, adapted to engage upper and lower grooves 9 and 9, formed in thewalls of the channels 8. When the tongue 10 begins its forward orcoin-ejecting movement, it is held in position to enter the upperguide-groove by a spring 12, which at the instant-it begins its forwardmovement engages the forward projection 10 of the tongue, (see Fig. 4,)while by the time the tongue has reached its forward limit of movementthe spring engages the projection 10 in the rear of the fulcrum (seeFig. 5) and throws the forward extremity of the tongue downwardly,whereby its pins 1O are brought into line with the grooves 9 through,which they travel during the rearward or reverse movement, after whichthe projection 10 is again brought into ongagement with theupwardly-projecting end of the spring 12, which acts to raise theforward extremity of the tongue and bring its pins 1O into line with theguide-grooves 9, ready for the next forward movement. The partition 9,separating the grooves 9 and 9, is cut away at the extremities of thegrooves to permitthe action described. This is best shown in Fig. at.The coin-tray 13 projects above the top of the casing and is providedwith semicircular receptacles open in front and adapted to receive thecoins of the "arious denominations. This tray, as shown in the drawings,is provided with seven receptacles adapted to receive dollars,halfdollars, quarters, niokles, dimes, and cents. These receptacles arearranged in Fig. 2 from the right toward the left in the order named andare designated in this figure by 1.00, .50, .25. .05, .10, .10,.01,rospectively. The tray 13 is provided with a rearwardly-extendingflange 13, which engages the top of the casing which forms a support forthe tray, the latter being rearwardly inclined from the bottom upward,giving the coins a normal backward tendency, whereby they are heldseeurelyin place, except as they move downward,when the lowermost coinsare ejected by the tongues. The top of the easing is open to receive thelower part 13 of the tray, which projects below the flange 13. Thebottom or lowermost coin of each stack of coins in a receptacle rests ona ledge at the forward part of the platform 8.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings the dotted lines indicate the position of thecoin-tray bottom, which is supported immediately above the forwardportion of the platform 8,upon which the coins rest in position to beejected by the tongues 10. The ledges upon which the coins rest arerespectively designated A, B, O, D, E, E, and F, in Fig. l the twoledges E E being fordimes. The lowermostcoinof each stack rests on itscorrespondingledge immediately in front of the coin-ejecting tongue,which as it moves forward throws the coin into a hopperl below. Thishopper is shown in Fig. 1 and by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3. Adischarge-mouth 15 registers with the bottom opening in the hopper andwith the opening H in the bottom of the casing. The coin or coinsejected at each operation of the mechanism pass from the mouth 15 intothe hand of the operator. The forward coin-supporting extremity of theplatform 8, containing the ledges A B C, &c., is downwardly inclinedfrom the front toward the rear, whereby there is no tendency of thecoins to leave their ledges until they are moved forwardly by thetongues sufiiciently to cause them to drop through the openings orspaces in front of the ledges and between the horns projecting from theforward extremity of the platform 8.

The manner of operating the coin-ejecting tongues, whereby any amountfrom one cent to two dollars in United States coins may be obtained fromthe machine, will now be described in detail.

Pivotally connected with the top of each slide 9 is a small metal strap16, to the free extremity of which is pivoted one arm of a bell-cranklever 17, made fast to the upper extremity of a vertical rock-shaft 18,whose upper extremity is journaled inthe platform 8. The lowerextremities of all the shafts 18 are journaled in the bottom of thecasin g, except the shaft 18 farthest to the left in Figs. 1 and 3, andthis last-named shaft is journaled in a bracket 19, supported on thebottom of the casing at its extremities and having an opening underneaththrough which passes an oscillatory keeper 20, pivoted at its forwardextremity to a stud 21, attached to the bottom of the casing. Thiskeeper carries a slide 22, for a purpose hereinafter explained. Theother arm of each bell-crank lever 17 is pivotally connected with theupper extremity of a rod 23, whose lower extremity is movable in acrank-arm 24, made fast to the lower extremity of the shaft 18.

Mounted on the front plate 5' of the casing and on the inside of saidplate is a number of slides 25, each of which is provided with anenlarged extremity 25, having a threaded opening, into which is securedthe threaded stem 26 of a circular key 26. The key-stems may, however,be attached to the slides in any other suitable manner. The stem of eachkey passes through a slot I, formed in the front wall of the casing, theslots being of sufiicient length to permit the desired movement. Asshown in the drawings, there are twenty-two keys 26 and a correspondingnumber of slides 25, with which the keys are connected. These slides 25are supported in operative relation by means of a guide-strap made fastto the front wall 5 on the inside. This strap is provided withslide-supporting shelves or partitions, so arranged as to leavespacesbetween them for the slides, the latter being separated from each other,whereby the movement of any slide is absolutely independent of themovement of any other slide, since they do not come in contact with eachother. The extremity of each slide 25 remote from the key 26 is providedwith an inwardly-projecting part 25, which is connected by means of ashort link 27 with one extremity of a lever 28, fulcrumed on a post 29,whose upper extremity is supported by a bracket 30, made fast to theplatform 8, while its lower extremity is secured to the bottom of thecasing.

The extremity of the lever 28 remote from the link 27 is connected bymeans of a small link 31 with a forward projection formed on oneextremity of a rear slide 32. There is a slide 32 for each slide 25 andeach key 26. The slides 32 are mounted one above another in the rearpart of the casing and are supported in operative relation by verticalguidebars 33, secured to the rear wall of the easing and provided withshelves 33, which support and separate the slides. (See Fig. 4.) Each ofthese slides 32 is provided with one or more lugs or projections 32,each of which is adapted to engage and actuate a rod or roller 23, whichin turn operates a bell-crank lever 17 and actuates a coin-ejectingtongue 10 by virtue of the construction and arrangementofpartsheretofore described. The num- IIO ber of lugs 32 on each slide32depends onthe number of coins tobe ejected as the slide is actuated.The amount of coin to be delivered by the operation of any key 26 isindicated by figures on the front plate of the casing and placedadjacent the key. If the twodollar key be actuated, all thecoin-ejecting tongues except that farthest to the right will beoperated, and the corresponding slide'32 is provided with six lugs orprojections 32. There are six of the slides 32 provided with but asingle projection 32that is to say, the slides 32 corresponding with theone-cent, five-cent, twenty-five cent, fifty-cent, and dollar keys. Theother slides 32 have from two-to six projections 32, depending on thenumber of coins to be ejected by the operation of their correspondingkeys.

Each slide 32 and its connections are re-.

turned to their normal position after each coin-ejecting operation bymechanism which will now be described.

Below the lowermost slide 32 is located a slide 34, provided withprojections 34' for.

each rod 23. The lugs 34 engage the rods 23 on the left, referring toFig. 3, or on the side opposite the 1ugs32 of 'the slides 32. Henceevery time a rod 23is actuated the slide 34 is moved in the samedirection as the slides.

32. The lug 34 farthest to theleft in Fig. 3 is provided with adepending pin 34. (Indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 3 andS.) V Thispin engages a shoulder inthe rear .of the keeper 20 and actuates saidkeeperevery time the slide 34 is actuated. ;A coil-spring. 35 isconnected with the bottomof the casing at one extremity, ass'hown at3G,,and with,

the keeper 20 at the opposite extremity, as

shown at 37, the arrangement being such that every time the keeper isactuated by the slide 34 the spring 35 is distended or placed undertension. Hence as soon as the force which actuates the slide 34 ceasestoact the recoil of the spring 35 will return the slide 34 and eachactuated-slide 32 to their normal position. The return movement of. theslide 34 also returns the actuated coin ejecting tongues to their normalpositionby virtueof:

the construction and arrangement of parts heretofore explained.

My improved constructionisprovided with.

an attachment; whereby one dollar may be added tothe amount of the coindelivered at. each coin-ejecting operation, except the op- To acby a pin38, fast on'the keeper and passing- This slide .is provided with tonguesengaging through a slot 22,-forme d-in-the slide.

grooves formed in thesides of the keeper,

whereby the slide is maintained in its proper,

relative position.

' One arm 39 of abell-crank lever 39.pro-.

jectsinto an. opening 22, formed in the slide 22, the opening 22 beingofrsuch size and so shaped as to permit the slide to oscillate with thekeeper without interfering with the leverarm. (See Figs. 8 and 9.) Thisbell-crank leverv 39 is fulcrumed on a suitable support 40, secured tothe bottom of the casing, and its opposite arm 39 is connected with acrank arm 41 by a link 42. .This crank-arm 41 is made fast at itsextremity remote from the link 42 to one extremity of a rock-shaft 43,whose extremities are journaled in suitable bearings 44, attached to thebottom of the casing. This rock-shaft is bent downwardly between thebearings, as shown at 43, and

occupies a'position below and adjacent the coin-discharge mouth 15,whereby it maybe conveniently operated. by the hand of the user when, inposition to catch the coins de-' livered by the. machine. connected atone extremity with. arm 3920f the bell-crank lever,.its oppositeextremity beingconnectedwithasuitablesupport. The arrangement is suchthat as the lever.39.is actuated to operate the slide22 the spring isstretched,and when the operating force ceases to, act the recoil of. thespringreturns the slide to. its normal position. The action of thebell-crank lever resulting from the move,-

mentof the rock-shaft 43 moves the slide .22;

rearwardly sufficientlyto. bring a projection 22 thereon into positionto engage the rod 23 farthest to the left in Figs. 1 and 3 and actuatessaid ;rod every time the keeper 20; is

operated.

A coil-spring 45 is.

When the machine is in use, all theireceptacles of the coin-tray containcoins arranged in stacks, each stack being composed of coins one aboveanother, the lowermost coin resting on a ledge AB .0, &c,., below theplanerof the top. of they casing and in the pathof a coinejecting tongue10. If, for-instance, eighty cents in change is required, the operatorplaces his forefinger on the key next toward the right (see Fig. 1) andhis thumb on thekey having,v the number 80 adjacent it on :the 1 frontplate, of the casing. A keyto the right forms a stop to steady the hand,andthepressure of the. thumb toward. the :right moves the key to beactuated in.the corresponding direction, This action ofthe key movestheslide 25 in the.directionindicatedby the arrow in Fig. 11, actuates thelever. 28, which in turn moves the appropriate slide 32 in the oppositedirection or that indicated by the arrow inthe same figure. The actuatedslide 32 will be one containing three projections 32, .and, theseprojections .will act on the three correspond.

ing rods 23, which will actuate thebelhcrank levers 17 ,the latter inturn operatingtheslides 9, whose forward movement imparts acorresponding movement to the tongues 10. vThese tongues as they moveforwardengage the lowermost coins of the half-dollar, quarter-dollar,

andnickel stacks of coins and forces the'three coinsfrom theinpositiononthe ledges B, C,

and D, causing them to drop, into thehopper 14: and thence by way of thedischarge-mouth 15 into the hand of the operator. As soon as a coinleaves any ledge the coin next above drops down to engagement with theledge; but the instant the coin is ejected the tongue moves down belowthe ledge or to the position shown in Fig. 5, whereby the weight of thecoins above cannot interfere with its retraction or backward movement.The actuated tongues are all retracted as soon as the pressure ceases toact on the operated key through the instrumentality of the slide 34,which has been moved in the same direction as the slide 32 by the roller23 acting on the lugs 3t during the coin-ejecting operation. The reasonfor the roller action of the rods 23 is to reduce the friction incidentto the engagement of the said parts with the projections 32 and 34: ofthe slides. This movement of the slide 34 operates the keeper 20 andplaces the spring 35 under tension. Then as soon as the key is releasedfrom pressure the recoil of the spring reverses the movement of all theactuated parts, as will be readily understood, by virtue of theconstruction and arrangement of the mechanism heretofore described. Ifinstead of eighty cents a dollar and eighty cents is required in change,the operator as he places his hand below the discharge-mouth l5 pressesforwardly on the bent part 43 of the rock-shaft 43 and operates theslide 22 to bring its projection 22 into a position at the right of theroller 23 located farthest to the left in Fig. 3 by virtue of theconstruction and arrangement of parts heretofore described. Then as thekeeper is actuated by the slide 3% the additional mechanism for ejectingcoin from the dollar-stack is operated. WVhen any other amount of coinor change is required, the operation is asubstantial repetition of thatjust described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In acoin-delivery device, the combination with a suitable casing and acoin-tray mounted thereon, of a platform provided with channels in linewith the coin-receptacles of the tray, coin-ejecting tongues located insaid channels, means for operating said tongues to eject coins from thebottoms of the stacks in the receptacles, and means for depressing theforward extremities of the tongues to a position below the plane of thecoins during the backward movement, and raising the same to the plane ofthe lowermost coins during the forward movement.

2. The combination with a casing and coinreceptacles, of a platformmounted on the easing, coin-ejecting tongues supported by said platform,means for reciprocating the tongues to eject coins, and means fordepressing the tongues to a position below and out of contact with thecoins during the backward movement, whereby said movement is unimpededby the gravity of the coins.

3. The combination with a casing and coinrcceptacles, of a platformmounted on the easing and provided with channels in line with thecoin-receptacles, said channels being provided with upper and lowerguide-grooves, tongues arranged to reciprocate in said channels, andprovided with projections adapted to engage said guide-grooves, andmeans for depressing the forward extremities of the tongues asthey begintheir backward movement whereby the projections are made to travel inthe lower grooves during the backward movement, and means for raisingthe tongues as they reach their rearward limit of movement, wherebytheir projections are in position to travel in the upper grooves duringthe forward movement.

4. The combination of acasingandcoin-receptacles, of a platform mountedon said casing, channels formed in the platform in line with thecoin-receptacles, slides located in the channels, tongues hinged to theslides, and springs located in the bottoms of the channels and arrangedto throw the forward extremities of the tongues upward previous tobeginning the forward movement, and downward previous to beginning thebackward movement.

5. The combination with a casing and coinreceptacles, of a platformlocated below the plane of the coin-receptacles, and provided withledges forming a support for the lowermost coins of the receptacles, theplatform being provided with channels in line with the coin-receptacles,coin-ejecting tongues located in said channels, slides to which saidtongues are pivoted, each tongue being provided with two depending,separated projections, and springs located in the bottoms of thechannels and adapted to engage one projection of the tongues before theybegin the forward movement and the other projection before they beginthe backward movement, whereby the forward extremities of the tonguesare arranged to travel in different planes while making the twomovements.

6. The combination with a casing and coinreceptacles, of a platform,coin ejecting tongues mounted on said platform, bell-crank levers, aconnection between each tongue and one arm of its corresponding lever,depending rods connected with said levers, slides having projectionsadapted to engage said rods, levers connected with said rods at oneextremity, other slides connected with the levers at the oppositeextremity, and exposed keysfor operating the last-named slides.

7. The combination with a casing, coin-receptacles, and coin-ejectingtongues, of bellcrank levers mounted to move in horizontal planes, aconnection between onearm of each lever and its corresponding tongue,depending rods connected with the other arms of the levers, slideshaving lugs adapted when actuated to engage said depending rods, and aspring-held retracting-slide having projections engaging the rods fromopposite sides from the projections of the first-named slides.

8. The combination with coin-receptacles,

from said receptacles, of keys exposed on the I casing and having stemspassing through slots' formed therein, slides with which the keys areconnected, levers suitably f ulcrumed and connected with said slides atone extremity, other slides connected with the levers at the oppositeextremity and provided with projections, rods located in the path ofsaid projections,

and bell-crank levers connected with the rods, and with thecoin-ejecting mechanism, the arl rangement being such that saidmechanism is actuated by the movement'of the keys.

10. The combination with coin-receptacles, and coin-ejecting mechanism,of bell-crank levers connected with said mechanism, rockshafts uponwhich said levers are mounted, said shafts being provided withcrank-arms at the extremities remote from the bell-cranklevers, rodsconnecting the crank-arms of the rock-shafts and the bell-crank levers,slides providedwith projections adapted to engage the rods, leversconnected with the slides at one extremity, other slides connectedwith'the opposite extremities of the levers, and opera-ting-keys mountedon the casing and connected with the last-named slides.

11. The combination with coin-receptacles, and coinejecting mechanism,of bell-crank levers connected with said mechanism, rockshafts uponwhich said levers are mounted, said shafts being provided withcrank-arms at the extremities remote from the bell-crank levers, rodsconnecting the crank-arm s'of the rock-shaftsand the bell-crank levers,slides provided with projections adapted to engage and actuate the rods,and a spring-held retracting slide having projections engaging the rodson opposite sides from the-projections of the first-named slides.

12. The combination with coin ejecting mechanism, of hell-crank leversconnected therewith, depending rods connected with the bell-cranklevers, slides provided with projections adapted'to actuate the rods asthe slides'are operated, and a sp ring-held retracting-slide havingprojections engaging the rods on opposite sides from'the projectionsofthe first-named slides. I

13. The combination with a'casing, coin-receptacles, and coin-ejectingmechanism, of bell-crank levers connected with said mechanism, rodsconnected with said levers, slides having projections arranged to engagethe rods on one side, a retracting-slide having projections engagingtherods on the opposite side, and a spring-held oscillating device withwhich the retracting-slide is connected, the arrangement being such thatas the firstnamed slides are shifted, one or more of the rods are movedin one direction to operate the coin-ejecting mechanism, theretractingslide being also operated and its spring placed under tensionwhereby as the operating force ceases to act, the retracting-slidereturns the rods and their connections to their normal position.

i 14. The combination with a casing, coin-receptacles, and coin-ejectingmechanism, of bell-crank levers connected with'said mechanism, rodsconnected with said levers, slides having projections engaging saidrods, each slide having one or more projections according to the numberof rods to be actuated by each slide, a retracting-slide havingprojections engaging the rods on opposite sides from the first-namedslides, a spring-held oscillating part connected with theretracting-slide whereby the oscillating part is actuated and its springplaced under tension every time a rod is actuated by one of the otherslides, and a part slidable in the oscillating device and adapted to beprojected to a position to engage and operate a certain rod every-timeany other rod or set of rods is actuated, whereby the amount of changetobe ejected at each operation may be increased by a'uniform amount, andsuitable means for actuating the sliding part of the oscillating device.

15. The combination with coin-ejecting mechanism, of frames, eachcomposed of a rock-shaft and a rod extendin'gparallel therewith,crank'-a'rms connecting the rod and shaft, a suitable operativeconnection between the said frames and the coin-ejecting mechanism,slides provided with projections "arranged to engage and actuate one ormore of the frames,whereby the coin-ejecting mechanism is actuated, eachslide being arranged to operate one or more frames, and as'pringheldretracting-slide having projections en- 'gaging therods on oppositesides from the projections of the first-named slides.

l6.' The combination with coinejecting mechanism, of frames, eachcomposed of a rock shaft and a'rod extending parallel there- 'with,crank-arms connecting the rod and shaft, a suitable operativeconnectionbetween the said frames andthe coin-ejecting mechanism, slidesprovided with projections arranged to engage and actuate one or more ofthe frames,whereby the coin-ejecting mechanism is actuated, anauxiliarypart adapted to be projected to engage one of the frames,

and a connection between said auxiliary part and each of the otherframes whereby the said part is actuated every time any frame isactuated, the arrangement being such that the amount of coin deliveredby each coinejecting operation, may be increased by a predeterminedamount through the instrumentality of the auxiliary device.

17. The combination with coin-ejecting mechanism, of frames,each'composed of a rock-shaft and a rod extending parallel therewith,crank-arms connecting the rod and shaft,a suitable operative connectionbetween the said frames and the coin-ejecting mechanism, slides providedwith projections arranged to engage and actuate one or more frames,whereby the coin-ejecting mechanism is actuated, each slide beingarranged to operate one or more frames, a retracting-slide provided withprojections engaging the rods of the frames on the opposite side fromthe projections of the other slides, whereby the retracting-slide isactuated every time any frame is actuated, a spring-held oscillatingkeeper actuated by the forward movement of the retracting-slide, and anauxiliary device slidably mounted in the keeper and arranged to beprojected to engage an additional frame every time one or more of theother frames are actuated.

18. The combination with coin ejecting mechanism, of frames composed ofrockshafts, crank-arms at its extremities, and a rod connecting saidcrank-arms, an operative connection between the said coinejectingmechanism and said frames, means for actuating the frames, an auxiliarydevice arranged to be projected to engage a certain frame, and. asuitable connection between the auxiliary device and each of the otherframes whereby as any frame is actuated, the additional frame isoperated to eject an additional amount at each coin-ejecting operation.

19. The combination with coin-receptacles, coin-ejecting mechanism,rockshafts connected therewith, depending rods connected with therock-shafts, slides for actuating the rods, a spring-heldretracting-slide arranged to be actuated every time a rod is actuated,an oscillating, keeper connected with said retracting-slide, aspring-held auxiliary part slidable in the keeper and adapted to beprojected to engage a certain rod, a rock-shaft, and a suitableconnection between the rockshaft and the auxiliary part for actuatingthe latter when the slide is actuated.

20. The combination with a casing, coin-receptacles and coin-ejectingmechanism, of keys slidable in the casing, front slides connected withthe keys, rear slides, levers connecting the front slides and the rearslides, a suitable connection between the rear slides and thecoin-ejecting mechanism, comprising bell-crank levers connected with thecoinejecting devices, rock-shafts upon which said levers are mounted,said shafts being provided with crank-arms at the extremities remotefrom the bell-crank levers, and rods connecting the crank-arms of therock-shafts with the bell-crank levers, said rods beingarranged to beoperated by the movementof the rear slides which are provided with{projections engaging the rods for the purpose, the arrangement beingsuch that as the keys are moved the coin-ejecting devices are actuated,and aspring-held retracting-slide having projections engaging the saidrods on opposite sides from the projections of the rear slides.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. BUTCHER.

\Vituesses:

DORA O. SHICK, MARY C. LAMB.

